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The Rain Stops

The Rainbow Promise

Day 161of 180
Week 33of 36
15Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand that God remembered Noah during the flood

2

Recognize God's care and protection

3

Begin to trust God's faithfulness

📖 Scripture Connection

Genesis 8:1-3

“God remembered Noah, all the animals, and all the livestock that were with him in the ship. God made a wind to pass over the earth. The waters subsided.”

— Genesis 8:1-3 (WEB)

Shows God's care and control over nature

📦 Materials Needed

  • Blue construction paper
  • Cotton balls
  • Glue stick
  • World English Bible
  • Picture of an ark
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how God made the rain stop and helped Noah!

💭 Review Question: Can you remember what happened to Noah before today?
2Teaching (5 min)

After many days of rain, God remembered Noah. He sent a wind to help the water go down.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • God never forgot Noah
  • God protected Noah and the animals
  • God was taking care of Noah's family
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • How do you think Noah felt?
  • Can you imagine being in the big boat?
3Activity: Rainy Day Remembrance (6 min)
craft

Create a water and ark scene using blue paper and cotton ball clouds

📝 Instructions:
  1. Glue cotton balls at top of blue paper for clouds
  2. Draw or paste a small ark at bottom
  3. Talk about how God protected Noah
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps with gluing

Challenge: Child draws additional details

4Closing (3 min)

Review the story of Noah and God's protection

📝 Review Questions:
  • Who was in the big boat?
  • Did God take care of Noah?
🙏 Prayer:

Dear God, thank You for always watching over Your children, just like You watched over Noah.

Coming up: Tomorrow, we'll see how Noah sent out a special bird!

💎 Memory Verse

Genesis 9:13

“I have placed My bow in the clouds, and it will be a sign.”

— Genesis 9:13 (WEB)

🎯 Activity: Cloud Verse Hop: Cut out cloud shapes, write memory verse words on them, and have child hop from cloud to cloud while saying the verse

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on God's faithfulness during difficult times

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, simple language
  • Engage with questions and excitement
  • Demonstrate God's love through your tone
🤔 Common Struggles:

Keeping attention during storytelling

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's understanding of God's care

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for Noah's ark coloring pages
  • Sing a simple song about God's protection from BibleMouse Song Collection

Ready for Tomorrow?

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